Wristband



J. M; KELLER Jan. 27, 1931.

WRISTBAND Filed Nov attozwm o Patented Jan. 21, 1931" JOSEPH M. KELLER, OF SHELDON, ILLINOIS WRISTBAND Application filed November 14, 1928. Serial No. 319,292.

The'present invention is directed provementsin wrist bands.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that the wrist will be firmly braced in order to permit a person to perform considerable work without fatiguing the wrist.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device of this character which can be easily and quickly applied to the wrist to brace the same withoutdiscomfort.

Another and important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character having means to prevent the wrist band from moving upwardly or downwardly upon the to imv wrist.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind more particularly designed for use by persons husking corn, which occupation, as well known, subjects the wrists to considerable strain. q

With these and other objects in View, this invention resides in the novel features of con-- struction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which edges of the tab and extension being dis posed in angular relation to provide a re-" cess 4, the purpose of which will be later explained. v

The tab 2 has secured thereto by rivets 5, straps 6, which are adapted to overlap the straps 7 fixed to the opposite side of the body 1 and have buckles 8 carried thereby for securing the straps 6 to hold the tab and body in band formation when the device is in use, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. The extension 3 has secured to one corner thereof a strap 9 provided with a buckle 10, while secured to the adjacent cornerofthe extension is a strap 11 for engaging the buckle 10. When the strap 11 is engaged in the buckle 10 said strap will extend across the palni of the hand and will serve to hold the extension 3 firmly upon the top of the hand in advance of the wrist. When the device is in place it will be observed that a portion of the body 1 and tab 2 will encompass the wrist, while extension 3 will be held firmly by the strap 11 upon the hand to prevent the wrist engaging portions from slipping upwardly or downwardly upon the wrist, said extension also aiding in bracing the wrist.

Since the base of the thumb occupies the recess 1 free movement thereof can be had.

The construction is such that it can be applied over or under a glove, as preferred.

I have illustrated the device upon .the left hand, but it will be of course understood that it can be so formed as to be used upon the right hand, upon merely reversing the posi tion of the tab, extension, straps and buckles. From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, and proportion and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What is claimed is A wrist band consisting of an elongated body of pliable sheet material gradually increasing in width from an intermediate point toward opposite ends, and having a tab at one end extending from a longitudinal side of the elongated body to a point midway to the opposite longitudinal side, straps attached to the tab and opposite end of the body to secure the device about the wrist, and other straps attached to opposite corners of the body at the side remote from the tab and adapted to extend across the palm and hold the forward portion of the device against the back of the hand, the construc-. tion admitting of the thumb occupying a po- 5 sition forwardly of the tab.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

JOSEPH M. KELLER. [14.8.] 

